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Jesse James Is Writing a Book

About the evolution of the market economy in the southern colonies. No, just kidding.

Let’s Try to Debunk the LCD Soundsystem Ticketmaster Conspiracy

"[The promoters] understood the economics of scarcity all too well — and successfully used it to generate buzz and publicity.”

See a Photo From the Two-Person Sandlot Reunion

At the gym!

Uncle Boonmee Trailer: Cannes-Approved Catfish Sex, Here at Last

And creepy monkey spirits with glowing red eyes.

See a Homemade, Playable Angry Birds Birthday Cake

It looks pretty delicious.

Watch Internet Star Zach Anner Meet, Outshine Oprah

He was, as always, totally charming.

The Simpsons Mocks Award Shows, Pixar, Wallace & Gromit

Also, Sylvain Chomet.

Watch Kobe Bryant’s Black Mamba Nike Ad, Starring Kanye, Mickey Rourke, and Explosions

Boom!

Shameless Recap: The Great Cornholio

"There it is, Billy Elliot cornholing the father of my children."

Read a Slightly Disturbing Theater Comic by James Franco

He has excellent penmanship.

Watch Noah Wyle Blow Stuff Up in a New Falling Skies Teaser

Hey, it's Steven Weber!

Steve Stoute Puts the Grammys On Blast

"How is it that Justin Bieber, an artist that defines what it means to be a modern artist, did not win Best New Artist?"

Hesher Trailer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Unconventional Grief Counselor

And Natalie Portman rocks some dorky eyewear.

See Justin Bieber Fall Down During the NBA Celebrity All-Star Game

He was also named MVP.

Amazing Race Recap: I Don’t Even Take Baths

Your favorite teams of past seasons are back, and they're still making the same mistakes!

Big Love Recap: Holding Pattern

Heading for the final four episodes, we're treated to a survey of nearly every relationship on the show.

Get Up Kids

Unlike most reunited bands lured back on the road by the prospect of massive festival paychecks, the Get Up Kids seem to actually like one another. The telltale sign: Even before going on tour, they went into the studio and made an album. The result, last month's There Are Rules, has received a middling critical response. But we'll be at Webster Hall this coming week to hear the old stuff, anyway. Namely the unabashedly heart-on-sleeve breakup jams of 1999's Something to Write Home About, the emo genre's arguable high point.

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